Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The Call Issued by the Republican
 National Committee.
To the Republican Electors of the United

To the Republican Electors of the United
 States:
 In accordance with usage and obedient to tho instructions of the Republican National Convention of 1884 National Convention of delegated representatives of the Republican party will be held in the city of Chicago, H., on Tuesday, the 18th day of June, 1888, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of nominating candidates for President and Vice-President to be supported at the next national election, and for the transaction of such other business as may be there presented.
 Republican electors in the several States and voters, ,withoutregard topast political affliation differences or action, who believe in the Amer can principle of protective tariff for the de- fense and development of home industries and the elevation of home labor; who would reduce the national taxes and prevent the accumula- tion of tbe surplus in the Treasury in har- mony with this principle; who sare opposed to the attempt, now more openly avowed than ever before, to establish policy which wonld strike down American labor to the level of the underpaid and oppressed workers of foreign lands; who favor system of naval and coast defenses, which will enable the United States to conduct it's international negotia. tions with self-respect; who gratefully cher ish the defenders of the country; who con- demn and resent the continued, unjust exclu
 sion of rapidly growing territories which have
 an indisputable title to admission into tho sisterhood of States; who are in favor of free schools and popular education, a free and honest ballot and fair count, the protection
 of every citizen of the United States in his le- gal rights at home and abroad, foreign poli- cy that shall extend our trade and commerce to every land and cline, and shall properly
 support the dignity of the nation and the pro-
 motion of friendly and harmonious relations and intercourse between all the States, are cordially invited to unite under this call in | the formation of national ticket.
 Each State will be entitled to four delegates l at large, and for each representative at large | two delegates, and each Congress district, | each Territory, and the District of Columbia | to two delegates. The delegates at large shall | be chosen by popular State Conventions, called
 on not less than twenty days published notice, | and not less than thirty days before the meet | ing of the National Convention. The Congress district delegates shall be chosen in the same manner as the nomination of a member of | Congress is made ill said districts. The Ter
 ritorial delegates shall be chosen in the same | Congress is made. The delegates from the
 District of Columbia shall be chosen at
 a Conention constituted of members
 elected in oa primary to district sna di d
 rection of the Republican Central Committee
 of said district An alternate delegate for each delegate in the National Convention, to | act in case of the absence of the delegate, shall be elected in the same manner and at the
 same time as the delegate is elected. All notices of contests must be filed with | the National Committee in writing, accom- | panied by printed statements of the grounds | of contests, which shall be made public. Pref erence in the order of hearing and determin-
 ing contests will be given by the Convent; on 1 in accordance with the dates of filing of such
 notices and statements with the National 1 Committee.
 | B. F. JONES, Chairman. SAMUEL FEssENDEN, Secretary. WASHINGTON D. O., Dec. g, 1887.